Manufacturing-sector AI use sits well below the national business adoption rate¶
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q2 i? Independent analyses of BTOS data put manufacturing-sector AI use at roughly 12–14% as of early-to-mid 2026, and the survey's stricter measure of AI used specifically in producing goods or services was approximately 10% nationally as of late 2025. → manufacturing-use
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manufacturing-use¶
Jacobs, B. (2026, September). Task automation, worker augmentation: Opportunities for career and technical education in the heartland. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/317
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The brief reports secondary analyses of BTOS data by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and Goldschlag, citing them for manufacturing-sector AI use of roughly 12–14% and a stricter goods-or-services measure of approximately 10% nationally. Manufacturing is described as the closest available proxy for hands-on production.
"Independent analyses of BTOS data put manufacturing-sector AI use at roughly 12–14% as of early-to-mid 2026, and the survey's stricter measure of AI used specifically "in producing goods or services" was approximately 10% nationally as of late 2025"
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Related Claims¶
- AI adoption across the 19 Heartland states averages 15.3%, below the national rate and uneven across states — related
- Demand for AI skills spans non-technical sectors, with 75% of companies planning AI adoption by 2027 — related
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Manufacturing-sector AI use sits well below the national business adoption rate |
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Manufacturing-sector AI use sits well below the national business adoption rate |
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